Package or carton opener



Dec. 22, *1936.

J. P. BOLT PACKAGE OR CARTON OPENER Filed' June 26, 1956 myjj? lNvEN-rom ATTORNEYS Patented Dee. `2r, 1936 PATENT OFFICE PACKAGE on CARTON OPENER James P. Bolt, nigh roint, N. c.

Application June 26, 1936', serial No. 87,529 2 ciaims. (c1. 22e-51)- The invention relates to a package or carton opener and more especially to a cigarette package opening means.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character wherein the same is Aarranged within thel cigarette package or carton at one end thereof beneath the sealing iiaps of the same so that such package or carton. can be conveniently opened at one end thereof for the removal of the contents such as cigarettes packed therein, the device being of novel'construction and applied in a novel manner to the package or carton.

Another object of the invention is the pro- Vision of a device of this character whereinfJ through a pull loop made from a cord :or the like and looselyengaged with a relativeli7 sti cardboard plate as worn interiorly of a cigarette cartonor package, the latter canbe readilyfand I quickly opened at one end thereofwithout requiring the hand tearing 4of the package or -carton for the opening'of the same. The pull loop when pulled upon will cause the plate to completely open one end of the pgackage or carton and thereby expose the contents of the same for the free removal of such contents as for example cigarettes'held therein.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character which is sim; ple in its'construc'tion, not requiring any alteration or change in the packaging of cigarettes or the like and lenablingpthe opening of the latter at f one end with dispatch and ease, and inexpensive p to manufacture and install.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the' accompanying drawing, whichv disclose the preferred embodiment' of the invention and pointed out in the claims hereunto` appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a package of cigarettes showing the device constructed in accordance with the invention applied for, the

package being closed and sealed.

Figure 2 is a'perspective view of the package with the end opened by the device.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal section through the package showing the end\ sealed by full lines and by dotted lines opened.

Figure 4 isa perspective view of the device extracted from the package and its, position when pulled therefrom. i

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the device prior to the pulling of thesame lfrom the package showing the manner of set of the pull loop of such device when confined within the package.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in 5 y the drawing.

Referring to the drawing4 indetail, A designates generally a package or cartonv which is conventional in its make-up and has the usual sealed end B constituted by sealing flaps Ill, these being 1 0 folded, overlapped and sealed in the customary or usual manner for the packaging o f cigarettes or the like. This sealed end B of the package A as is usual carries the revenue stamp C.

Adapted to lit within the package A is'a relatively stiif plate II of cardboard or the like, its contour being identical with the cross sectional size of the package A.. Such plate is adapted to be disposed interiorly of the package'A next to the sealed end B underlying the sealing flaps I0 20 thereof and of course the revenue stamp C which is externally applied to the said sealed end B.

Trained through spaced holes I2 provided in -the plate I I is a pull loop I3 formed from a single length of cord and such length of cord is knotted 25 at I4. This cord in the loop form I3 is twisted on itself so as to have the stretches I5 criss-crossed Awhen the plate I I is worn interiorly of 'the package A and the end B thereof sealed, the stretches I5 of the loop I3 being extended outwardly from 30 between the 'sealing flaps ID at `opposite ends thereof so that the-outer portion of this loop Will be outside of the package A. Now to open the package it is only necessary to pull upon the outside orexposed portion 'of the loopv I3 stretches I5 thereof will act upon the sealing aps I to break loose the sameand for extracting the plate I Il from the package A which causes the sealed end vB of this package to become fully opened as is clearly shown drawing, thus giving easy access to the contents of the package A.

Of course, it is understood thatwhen the package A has its sealed end B opened, the plate with the loop I3 loosely passed through in vsaidplate,l will be discarded or thrown away.

The plate II constitutes a follower on the lloop I3 so as to spread the sealing flaps ID when a pull -is had upon the loop I3 and thus the sealed flaps Il] will be caused to open and in this fashion fully. 50

ing viaps joined with each other and. closing the 55 so that 35 in Figure 2 of the 40 the vopenings I2 45 end thereof, a relatively sti plate Within the package and backing the sealing flaps when joined together and sealing the end of said package, aI pull loop engaged with said plate and having a portion exposed exteriorly of the closed end of the package for permitting a manual pull upon the said loop to extract the plate from the closed end and the opening of the latter completely, the said plate being 'of a shape corresponding to the internal cross-sectional area of the said package thereof, a relatively stii plate within the package and backing the sealing ilaps when joined together and sealing the end of said package, a pull loop engaged with said plate and having a 4portion exposed exteriorly of the closed end of the package for permitting a, manual pull uponA 5 the said loop to extract the plate from the closed end and the opening of the latter completely, the said plate being of. a shape corresponding to the internal cross-sectional area of the said package and yconfr'irnoing to the closed end thereof, and a l0 cord loosely trained through the plate and constituting the loop with stretches of said cord extended outwardly from between the sealing flaps at the closed end of the package, the said stretches of the cord being criss-crossed beneath the seal- 15 ing flaps of the closed end` of the package.

l JAMES P. BOLT. 

